The only person I grew up with was my mom. I never knew any grandparents or my father. The only person was my mom and some aunts on my father’s side. One thing I always tell the kids is “keep a wise head.” Sometimes people talk talk talk, but they are not listening. So I always tell my kids, “A still tongue and a wise head.” Listen before you start talking and start judging. Just listening you could get a lot from what this person is saying. If you are talking and always just want to talk talk talk, you are not thinking about what you are saying. That’s one thing that my mom used to say.
…I love the commandment, “Love thy neighbor as you love yourself.” I teach my children that. If you cannot love yourself, you cannot love your neighbor. So the first thing before you say, “Oh, I love you” — try to love yourself. So you’ll have that love to extend to other people.